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Not familiar with the Olds but if it is like other cars of the time, and has a hub fitted on a tapered shaft, they grow together over the years...
"Ain't we got all the fools in town on our side? And ain't that a big enough majority in any town?" - Mark Twain
One of the advantages of the Italian custom body shops was that they could work from a few perspective drawings, they did not require complete...
Buick started using them in 1957 to combat brake fade. This was quite a problem with heavy, powerful cars with drum brakes. Finned aluminum brake...
Crazy man crazy. Looks like you have 2 manifolds there. A 3 carb, 2 barrel job and something else that takes 2 - 2 barrels. The one for 3 carbs...
They are a low pressure system. The pump is designed to deliver volume not pressure, in other words a lot of oil not much pressure. As you know,...
You need a competent locksmith or you could buy a new lock cylinder/key set. Drill out the old and replace.
You said it. Most common source in Canada. Pontiac was the best selling make in the fifties and sixties and most had six cylinder engines, all...
It's ok with me. Millions of cars worked fine on generators for many years. You should be aware not to tighten the belt too much, the plain...
I found mine within 2 miles of my house, in back of a farm. 62 Pontiac taken off the road in 1982 with 50,000 miles on it due to a dented fender....
When I worked in a muffler shop it was common to drill a 1/8" hole at the low point of a muffler or tailpipe to drain off condensation if we...
Since you already have a 230 in there I vote for the 292. Nearly a bolt in swap, and a more modern and larger engine. The long stroke high torque...
The McCulloch supercharger used by Kaiser continued to be made for Studebaker and the same design without the variable speed feature is still made...
Continental made motors for all kinds of cars trucks etc. That engine was used by Graham in the late 1930s with an optional supercharger. After...
It seems a lot of guys don't know how this "model A roadster on deuce rails" thing got started. It began in the late thirties and forties when the...
Looks like a 20 minute egg to me (hard boiled).
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Old condensers were made of tin foil and wax paper. Eventually the wax paper would deteriorate and sparks would burn through, spoiling the...
Not an expert but I suspect someone replaced the seat with one from a 2 door. Is the upholstery an exact match to the rest of the car?
Lots of English motorcycles had the condenser mounted on the coil. The coil was about 18 inches away from the points. There wasn't room in the...
D42 indicates a Dodge 1951 or 1952 Coronet model. It is a six cylinder flathead, 230 cu in, 103HP. Bore and stroke 3 1/4 X 4 5/8. The 52 5-22 may...
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Lots of European cars had 4 speed column shift transmissions. I think an American 3 speed column shift will work with a 4 speed but you would have...
If you go thru the California hot rod magazines of the fifties you will see names of Greek, Portuguese, Hispanic, Italian, Chinese, Japanes etc...
Wasn't Jimmy Jones of Inkster fender skirt fame a black man? https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/jimmy-jones-fender-skirts.1159401/...
I'd still like to hear the story of the Barris altercation.
Up to 1956 Chrysler and Imperial shared a lot of body parts including the body shell. Except the Imp was longer, the extra length being in the...
These days it seems Dodges are a lot easier to find than Fords or Chevs especially the late 30s models. They built a lot of them and they seem to...
In a pinch curved back windows can be made of Lexan or Plexiglass. Won't work on windshields because of wiper scratching.
There was a maroon or burgundy used on 1969 Pontiac Firebirds that was deep and rich and really "pops" in the sunshine. We painted several cars...
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